Mid Level Diabetes Educator Jobs
Mid level diabetes educator jobs go to clinicians ready to own patient programs, mentor newer staff, and make clinical decisions with minimal oversight. Roles run across Healthcare & Medical Services, Non-Profit & Social Services, and Education, with a mix of on-site, remote, and hybrid settings, and employers like Trinity Health, UPMC, and Providence hiring at this level now.
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Description
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Come join our growing team!
UNC Hospitals Outpatient Center at Eastowne is a specialty clinic for the evaluation and treatment of conditions related to hormone-producing glands. We provide care for patients with a wide range of endocrine conditions, including diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis, parathyroid disease, adrenal disorders, pituitary disorders, and tumors or cancers of the endocrine glands. We also provide gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender and non-binary adults.
Schedule and Location:
- Address: 100 Eastowne Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
- Monday-Friday 8a-5p
- No weekends
- No holidays
Summary:
Provides diabetic patient assessments, conducts educational and instructional activities for diabetic patients and assists in the development and selection of patient education materials.
Responsibilities:
1. Assists in the development and selection of patient education materials, policies, protocols, and procedures that enhance the diabetes education provided to patients.
2. Educates patients on use of continuous glucose monitoring and other new technology for diabetes management as it emerges.
3. Instructs an individual diabetes patient in diabetes medical nutrition therapy if they are referred from a community physician.
4. Instructs patients in the use of insulin pumps. Provides pump management and patient self-management instruction if so ordered by their UNC endocrinologist or advanced practice provider under protocol. Processes pump paperwork and follow-up by phone as needed with new pump patients.
5. Participates in team meetings, ADA DSME meetings or other administrative functions.
6. Provides an assessment of the patient and determines mutually acceptable diabetes self-management goals and outcomes, develops a plan to obtain those outcomes. Assists the patient in implementing those goals, evaluates the behavior change process and documents appropriately.
7. Provides diabetes education and management on all aspects of diabetes self-management to adult patients referred by a UNC endocrinologist or advance practice provider for Type 1 or 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes. This includes but is not limited to insulin instruction, blood glucose meter instruction, diabetes complication prevention, behavioral goal setting, diabetes medical nutrition therapy, meal planning and carbohydrate counting.
8. Teaches the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Program classes as a clinical instructor on a rotating basis for Type 2 diabetes patients referred by their endocrinologist or advanced practice provider.
Summary:
Provides diabetic patient assessments, conducts educational and instructional activities for diabetic patients and assists in the development and selection of patient education materials.
Responsibilities:
1. Assists in the development and selection of patient education materials, policies, protocols, and procedures that enhance the diabetes education provided to patients.
2. Educates patients on use of continuous glucose monitoring and other new technology for diabetes management as it emerges.
3. Instructs an individual diabetes patient in diabetes medical nutrition therapy if they are referred from a community physician.
4. Instructs patients in the use of insulin pumps. Provides pump management and patient self-management instruction if so ordered by their UNC endocrinologist or advanced practice provider under protocol. Processes pump paperwork and follow-up by phone as needed with new pump patients.
5. Participates in team meetings, ADA DSME meetings or other administrative functions.
6. Provides an assessment of the patient and determines mutually acceptable diabetes self-management goals and outcomes, develops a plan to obtain those outcomes. Assists the patient in implementing those goals, evaluates the behavior change process and documents appropriately.
7. Provides diabetes education and management on all aspects of diabetes self-management to adult patients referred by a UNC endocrinologist or advance practice provider for Type 1 or 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes. This includes but is not limited to insulin instruction, blood glucose meter instruction, diabetes complication prevention, behavioral goal setting, diabetes medical nutrition therapy, meal planning and carbohydrate counting.
8. Teaches the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Program classes as a clinical instructor on a rotating basis for Type 2 diabetes patients referred by their endocrinologist or advanced practice provider.
Other Information
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline.
- Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist or licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina. Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
- If Bachelor’s degree, 3 years’ experience as an Registered Dietitian
- If Master’s degree, 1 year experience as an Registered Dietitian
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: UNCH Endocrinology Cl at ET
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $28.87 - $41.50 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
Description
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Come join our growing team!
UNC Hospitals Outpatient Center at Eastowne is a specialty clinic for the evaluation and treatment of conditions related to hormone-producing glands. We provide care for patients with a wide range of endocrine conditions, including diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis, parathyroid disease, adrenal disorders, pituitary disorders, and tumors or cancers of the endocrine glands. We also provide gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender and non-binary adults.
Schedule and Location:
- Address: 100 Eastowne Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
- Monday-Friday 8a-5p
- No weekends
- No holidays
Summary:
Provides diabetic patient assessments, conducts educational and instructional activities for diabetic patients and assists in the development and selection of patient education materials.
Responsibilities:
1. Assists in the development and selection of patient education materials, policies, protocols, and procedures that enhance the diabetes education provided to patients.
2. Educates patients on use of continuous glucose monitoring and other new technology for diabetes management as it emerges.
3. Instructs an individual diabetes patient in diabetes medical nutrition therapy if they are referred from a community physician.
4. Instructs patients in the use of insulin pumps. Provides pump management and patient self-management instruction if so ordered by their UNC endocrinologist or advanced practice provider under protocol. Processes pump paperwork and follow-up by phone as needed with new pump patients.
5. Participates in team meetings, ADA DSME meetings or other administrative functions.
6. Provides an assessment of the patient and determines mutually acceptable diabetes self-management goals and outcomes, develops a plan to obtain those outcomes. Assists the patient in implementing those goals, evaluates the behavior change process and documents appropriately.
7. Provides diabetes education and management on all aspects of diabetes self-management to adult patients referred by a UNC endocrinologist or advance practice provider for Type 1 or 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes. This includes but is not limited to insulin instruction, blood glucose meter instruction, diabetes complication prevention, behavioral goal setting, diabetes medical nutrition therapy, meal planning and carbohydrate counting.
8. Teaches the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Program classes as a clinical instructor on a rotating basis for Type 2 diabetes patients referred by their endocrinologist or advanced practice provider.
Summary:
Provides diabetic patient assessments, conducts educational and instructional activities for diabetic patients and assists in the development and selection of patient education materials.
Responsibilities:
1. Assists in the development and selection of patient education materials, policies, protocols, and procedures that enhance the diabetes education provided to patients.
2. Educates patients on use of continuous glucose monitoring and other new technology for diabetes management as it emerges.
3. Instructs an individual diabetes patient in diabetes medical nutrition therapy if they are referred from a community physician.
4. Instructs patients in the use of insulin pumps. Provides pump management and patient self-management instruction if so ordered by their UNC endocrinologist or advanced practice provider under protocol. Processes pump paperwork and follow-up by phone as needed with new pump patients.
5. Participates in team meetings, ADA DSME meetings or other administrative functions.
6. Provides an assessment of the patient and determines mutually acceptable diabetes self-management goals and outcomes, develops a plan to obtain those outcomes. Assists the patient in implementing those goals, evaluates the behavior change process and documents appropriately.
7. Provides diabetes education and management on all aspects of diabetes self-management to adult patients referred by a UNC endocrinologist or advance practice provider for Type 1 or 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes. This includes but is not limited to insulin instruction, blood glucose meter instruction, diabetes complication prevention, behavioral goal setting, diabetes medical nutrition therapy, meal planning and carbohydrate counting.
8. Teaches the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Program classes as a clinical instructor on a rotating basis for Type 2 diabetes patients referred by their endocrinologist or advanced practice provider.
Other Information
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline.
- Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist or licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina. Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
- If Bachelor’s degree, 3 years’ experience as an Registered Dietitian
- If Master’s degree, 1 year experience as an Registered Dietitian
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: UNCH Endocrinology Cl at ET
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $28.87 - $41.50 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
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Who's Hiring
- Trinity Health2
- UPMC1
- Providence1
- UNC Health1
- Meritus Health1
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- Healthcare & Medical Services11
- Non-Profit & Social Services2
- Education1
- Insurance1
- Agriculture & Farming1
Mid Level Diabetes Educator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level diabetes educator job?
Position yourself by leading with outcomes: patient caseloads you managed independently, education programs you designed, and measurable improvements in patient self-management metrics. Highlight any specialty certifications like the CDCES, involvement in multidisciplinary care teams, and experience adapting curricula for diverse populations. Applications that show ownership of a program or patient panel, rather than support of one, stand out at this level.
Which companies hire mid level diabetes educators?
Companies hiring mid level diabetes educators right now include Trinity Health, UPMC, and Providence, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Hiring at this level comes from a mix of health systems, outpatient specialty clinics, integrated care networks, and health plan organizations that run structured diabetes self-management education programs.
Are there remote mid level diabetes educator jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by employer and role type. About 0% of mid level diabetes educator openings are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, with telehealth platforms and large health systems leading remote hiring. On-site roles remain common in hospital outpatient and clinic settings where hands-on patient interaction is central to the position.
How do I move up to a mid level diabetes educator role?
Growth from entry level to mid level comes from deepening clinical judgment and taking on independent ownership of patient education programming. Earning the CDCES credential, leading group education sessions, contributing to protocol development, and demonstrating measurable patient outcomes all signal readiness for mid level responsibilities. Clinicians who seek out complex cases and cross-functional projects build the profile hiring managers look for.
Which industries hire the most mid level diabetes educators?
Mid Level diabetes educator roles concentrate in Healthcare & Medical Services, Non-Profit & Social Services, and Education, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. These sectors drive hiring because they operate structured chronic disease management programs at scale, where mid level educators carry independent patient loads and help design the curricula that support population health goals.